What are the symptoms of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis

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Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis will bring great harm to our body, if not treated in time, it will cause more diseases. Do you know the clinical manifestations of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, how to treat it, and how to prevent it in life? Here are the symptoms of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis.

What are the symptoms of epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis

Symptom 1: it is more common in epidemic meningitis, with mild lesions. The clinical manifestations are upper respiratory tract symptoms such as low fever, slight headache and sore throat. There may be a few small bleeding points and meningeal irritation on the skin. There was no obvious change in cerebrospinal fluid, and pathogens could be found in throat swab culture.

Symptom 2: meningitis symptoms and sepsis symptoms appear at the same time. On the basis of prodromal symptoms, severe headache, frequent vomiting, manic and meningeal irritation symptoms appear, blood pressure can rise and pulse slow down, severe delirium, mental disorders and convulsions. The recovery period usually begins after 2-5 days.

Symptom 3: sudden or after prodromal period shivering, high fever, with headache, muscle soreness, loss of appetite and mental atrophy and other toxemia symptoms. Children have crying restlessness, refused to hold because of skin allergy, and convulsions. A few patients had joint pain and splenomegaly.

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Meningitis is purulent meningitis caused by meningococci. The pathogenic bacteria invade the blood circulation from the nasopharynx to form sepsis, and finally limited to the meninges and spinal membranes, forming purulent encephalomyelitis. The main clinical manifestations were fever, headache, vomiting, skin ecchymosis and neck rigidity, etc.